Which is the best book and movie of all? -- Spinning a faerie good tale -- Romantic fantasies -- Bad boys: who is the most evil? -- Angels and shadowhunters: the creation myth of the mortal instruments and the infernal devices -- Mortal instruments: cup, sword, and mirror -- The chosen ones -- Big bad mother demon: lilith, her minions, and possession -- Infernal devices: automaton monsters? -- And what about those bad girls? -- Steampunking you -- Resurrecting the dead and living forever -- Alchemy and ouroboros -- Of themes and schemes -- Real or not real? -- Opening conflicts -- Searching for something -- Dishing up the dirt -- Mini-biography of Cassandra Clare.